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Christmas Lane

November 27, 2012

My sister-in-law and I whipped this quilt out last weekend (a 4 day weekend to clarify!)…she drew out the design, I figured out the pattern, and we sewed like mad. We pulled it out of the dryer still wet, took the bad picture up there, and she took it home just in the nick of time.

I taught her how to free motion on my machine…and she sewed through her fingernail and out the other side of her finger. Yucky. At least we finished up the quilt and it turned out cute. We backed it with double sided minky and no batting. Most of the fabrics were a layer cake of Flurry, by Kate Spain for Moda.

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80 Responses to Christmas Lane

Very cute-I really like the skyline at the top. This is the second post this week about people sewing over their own fingers-what's up with that? Super powerful machines? Going very, very fast? Hope she didn't bleed all over her adorable quilt.

Another cheerful and not your run of the mill repeat-pattern quilt! It's the second time today I've read of someone using minky to back a quilt. Can someone please tell me what it is and is it available in the UK?

WOW, I realize there were two of you but I am amazed that the quilt is completed so quickly. I just spent 5 days making a baby quilt ( disappearing 9 patch – easy right ?) from a flannel charm pack and some yardage… washed it and half of the ( charm pack ) seams ripped apart in the wash- the yardage fabrics are fine. Sooo disappointing. Has this ever happened to you ? I wonder if contacting the charm pack fabric company would get me any answers or if it would be another waste of time ?

that is a fantastic Christmas quilt, one that looks like it could hang around after Dec 25th, too 🙂 hope your SIL is ok – I've sewn my finger before, but this sounds much more dramatic than my mishap {i bought a stilletto after my incident, and it is now my fav tool} Happy Christmas Sewing Season! hahaha 🙂

I so wanted to finish a Christmas quilt this year (nope, trying again for next year lol). I have been busy watching you tube videos on FMQ. I think I am going to get brave and do my log cabin myself. LOVE that you have someone to quilt with. No one in my family, or my friends are quilters. They just all want me to make them one lol.

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This is one of the cutest quilts I've seen in weeks! I so hope there is a pattern in pdf in the works. It's super cute!!!Also do you use your regular machine to free motion or do you use a long arm? I'm just starting to get up the courage, but all I have to fmq is my regular machine. What are your feelings on this? A response would be so AWESOME!!

I love this! You two did a great job…except the part about the needle through the finger. I'm coming to realize crochet & knitting might be safer for me. That's after I sliced my finger with my rotary cutter & thinned my hair with my seam ripper (don't run your hand through your hair while still holding seam ripper!) 🙂 Can't imagine a needle through the finger-would pass out for sure!

Right when I saw your pictures I was reminded of Swedish houses at the coast (there are some pictures like this or this.I like how you constructed the blocks. Makes me want to make a pillow with this look with Swedish houses (as we love to travel Sweden). Thanks for sharing.

4 days are you kidding?!?! That's amazing! Mine take weeks to complete and I drag my feet the whole way lol! It looks absolutely wonderful. Way to go you two! This pattern has so many applications, I love it as a Christmas theme. Hope the injury is healing and it didn't scare her away from free motion.